The Deep Sea Company has donated boxes of dried fish, cooking oil, and 152 bags of maize meal that will be distributed to 18 local soup kitchens that feed vulnerable children. The donation comes after reports of a lack of food among vulnerable communities in the informal settlements of Gobabis and its surroundings. The company’s […]
In an alarming incident that transpired at the Jolly Joker bar in Omaruru, a 69-year-old bartender fell victim to a harrowing robbery at knifepoint. Three unidentified assailants, armed with knives, a panga, and a pistol, entered the establishment around nine o’clock in the evening on Tuesday. The unsuspecting bartender was viciously attacked within the confines […]
The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Utoni, has urged local authority leaders to avoid political affiliation when carrying out their duties. He made the call during a joint signing ceremony of the renewal and new cooperation agreements between the City of Windhoek and 16 other local authorities. The areas of cooperation entail solid […]
Priskilla Dausas, 71, who was evicted from Cando Farm three years ago, is still homeless. Dausas was moved next to the fence opposite the road when the new farm owner, with no use for new workers, took over. At the time, Dausas recalls that she had many farm animals, but their numbers have dwindled with […]
The local authorities of Swakopmund and Oranjemund have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at developing innovative solutions to residents’ problems. Housing development, tourism, and investment promotion, as well as waste management, are among the focus areas of the agreement. Through the five-year agreement, the Swakopmund Municipality and Oranjemund Town Council will rely on exchanging information […]
The Statistician-General of the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA), Alex Shimuafeni, has urged a group of disgruntled youth at Tsumkwe to engage them instead of picketing. The group of youth vowed to disrupt tomorrow’s enumerator training and boycott the National Housing and Population Census once it starts, citing discrimination. Shimuafeni invited the youth to view the […]
The Minister of Works and Transport, John Mutorwa, has announced phase two of the upgrade on the Charlie Cutline Road, 70 kilometres west of Rundu. The second phase is set to run for six months, covering at least 35 kilometres at a cost of N$29.8 million. The road connects the Kavango East, Kavango West, Oshikoto, […]
The Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology (MICT), Emma Theofelus, has urged commercial banks to consider the establishment of a specialised loan programme tailored to support local filmmakers. She was speaking at the launch of the Mukorob Film Project in the capital on Wednesday. MultiChoice Namibia’s collaboration with the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (nbc) has […]
The BRICS grouping can be used as a platform to counter ideas that try to downplay Africa’s voice, Namibia included, in international matters. BRICS held its 15th summit between August 22 and August 24 in South Africa, where new members were admitted. President Hage Geingob, during an interview on Russian Television, said it was time […]
Former Brave Warriors goalkeeper and current Assistant Coach Ronie Kanalelo is set to return to Botswana on September 18th for the second phase of the Confederation of African Football Licence a Course. The first phase of the CAF A Licence Course took place in Botswana from August 21st to August 28th, with Kanalelo, who is […]
